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Donald Trump has it wrong on the Canadian dairy system

The president is in reality championing a globalized system that will disadvantage U.S. dairy farmers

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Anthony Pahnke is vice-president of the Family Farm Defenders and an assistant professor of international relations at San Francisco State University. This piece appeared in a recent issue of Wisconsin State Farmer.  President Donald Trump is wrong on dairy because he supports free trade. At first, this may appear incorrect, especially with the trade disputes
Editorial: The Trump discount
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: The Trump discount

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If you follow markets, especially if you grow soybeans, you’ll know about the price debacle resulting from President Trump’s decision to start a trade war with China. In retaliation for his duty on manufactured goods, China slapped a 25 per cent tariff on U.S. soybeans. That’s caused U.S. futures to plummet to a 10-year low
News, Other

Politicians to get an earful on CPTPP

Farm groups want passage of the bill to be a priority when Parliament resumes in September and will be making their feelings known

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MPs and senators can expect to hear plenty from farmers all summer about the importance of quickly passing the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) bill, farm group representatives vow. They were in Ottawa June 21, the first day of summer, in hopes the politicians would see the light on the need to pass the
Trade war casualties? Across the line
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Trade war casualties? Across the line

Some Manitoba farm exports go almost exclusively to the U.S., raising questions about continued access as Donald Trump expands his global trade war

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Manitoba farmers praying for good crops might do well to ask for divine intervention to keep their biggest customer — the United States. As U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war heats up, they could find their largest market for many of their products under fire. During the last five years (2013-17) this province’s agricultural
The U.S.-Canada trade war has moved to the supermarket with a host of retaliatory tariffs from Canada on food products.
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Canada fights back with its own tariffs

The Trump administration charges Canucks have taken advantage, especially on agriculture

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For good or ill on July 1 Canada hit back in the U.S. trade war. The U.S. is now facing $16.6 billion worth of tariffs on many American imports ranging from kitchen appliances and lawn mowers, to ketchup, pickles, Jack Daniel’s whiskey, and toilet paper. It’s in retaliation to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to
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Opinion

Opinion: Funds cautious toward CBOT soybeans despite U.S.-China truce

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Chicago-traded soybean futures reached three-week highs May 21 as China appears to be coming back to the U.S. market after a state-wide boycott, but speculative investors seem to be taking a cautious approach. The trade tension between the United States and China, the world’s leading buyer of soybeans, has weighed heavily on agriculture markets ever
Canada’s top 10 wheat customers between August and March accounted for 74 per cent of wheat exports.

Cereals, News

Canadian wheat exports up so far this crop year

Cam Dahl of Cereals Canada credits quality and a weak Canadian dollar

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Canada is exporting more wheat than traditional competitors the United States and Australia thanks to a low Canadian dollar and the quality of Canadian wheat, says Cereals Canada president Cam Dahl. “You’re seeing exports from the Black Sea explode through the roof,” Dahl said in an interview May 15. “You’re seeing exports from the U.S.
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Trade deals won’t mean disaster for supply management

Farm Credit Canada’s J.P. Gervais says Canadian farmers can compete against imports

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Canadian dairy and poultry farmers will be able to compete with more foreign imports, says J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) vice-president and chief agricultural economist. “I think we can compete with foreign products coming in because we’ve had this growth in the sector and we’ve made changes in terms of how we market the
American officials told the North American Agricultural Journalists’ meeting in Washington, D.C. April 9 and 10 that they are increasingly optimistic about reaching a new NAFTA agreement.
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Senior American legislators optimistic about NAFTA talks

U.S. farmers would welcome a deal and it would let U.S. trade negotiators focus on pushing China to the trade bargaining table

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There’s optimism a NAFTA deal could soon be reached, American officials told the North American Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ) annual meeting here April 9 and 10. But killing Canada’s supply management system — a key U.S. objective — won’t be met, Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson predicted. “I’ve told people there’s no way Canada is going to

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